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TFO Pro III Fly Rod Combo Pack | Product Review

TFO Pro III Fly Rod Combo Pack Product Review TFO Pro III Combo | Intro/Description: The TFO Pro III package is a fly-fishing combo package including rod, rod bag, reel, floating fly line, backing, leader, and reel-on-rod hard case. Specifically, … Continue reading

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TFO Special Delivery Plus Floating Fly Line Review

TFO Special Delivery Plus Floater Floating Fly Line Review With floaters being the number one type of fly line used on our BC Interior stillwaters, it’s nice to see, and test, new technologies/ideas/brands as they come up. We are happy … Continue reading

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TFO LK Legacy Fly Rod Review

  TFO LK Legacy Fly Rod Review The new TFO LK Legacy series fly rods replaces the BVK in paying homage to TFO’s founding rod designer Lefty Kreh.  The manufacturer describes the LK Legacy as “the ultimate “big water” trout … Continue reading

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Osprey Fly Box – Flies of the Pacific Northwest | Book Review

The Osprey Fly Box Flies of the Pacific Northwest Book Review I finally got the chance to sit down uninterrupted, something that doesn’t happen much lately, and read through the Osprey Fly Box’s latest publication: their 50th anniversary edition of … Continue reading

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Chatwin Heirloom Crucial Knife Set Review

Chatwin Heirloom Crucial Knife Set Review I am not a chef, but I really like to cook. I especially like to cook from “scratch” and do as much by hand as possible. I’m not especially knowledgeable about different qualities of … Continue reading

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TFO Pro 2 Fly Rod Combo Pack | Product Review

TFO Pro 2 Fly Rod Combo Pack – Product Review – Description: The TFO Pro 2 fly rod combo pack includes a rod, rod bag, reel, floating fly line, leader, and reel-on-rod hard case. The purchase price currently listed on … Continue reading

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Togens Nymph Tip Floating Fly Line Review

Time for a floating fly line review! This one on the Togens Nymph Line floater. Togens describes their Nymph Fly Line as follows: This line will take your fishing to the next level. Using a braided core with a smooth … Continue reading

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North Arm Kermode Fillet Knife Review

North Arm Kermode 6″ Fillet Knife Review I spend as much time fishing as I possibly can. Although I release a fair amount of my catch, a significant portion of my fishing is for the purposes of putting food on … Continue reading

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Trout School – Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master

Trout School Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master AKA – The Mo Bradley Story 🙂 Trout School – Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master, is written by Mark Hume. In it Mark passes on what he’s learned from his countless … Continue reading

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Gun Metal Shoot Out | Best GMC Chironomid Fly Body Materials

Gun Metal Shoot Out Best Gun Metal Chironomid Fly Materials [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] So as most of you are aware, the original blue steel/gunmetal flashabou #6916 has been discontinued for some time now. Since then it has been an ongoing debate … Continue reading

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Togens Hook & Bead Mat Review

Togens Fly Shop Fly Tying Hook & Bead Mat Review Who knew something so very simple could be such a help at the tying bench! Have been working with the new hook and bead mat from Togens Fly Shop and … Continue reading

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Polarized Sunglasses | Costa Caballito & SmartBuyGlasses

Polarized Sunglasses Review Costa Caballito from SmartBuyGlasses The term “artificial fly” is generally described as a type of fishing lure constructed with furs, feathers, thread or any of very many other materials, tied onto a fish hook for the purpose of … Continue reading

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Togen Curved Nymph Hook Review

Togen Curved Nymph Hook Review UPDATE (Jan 2023) … They say that all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately this has become the case with the Togen Curved Nymph hooks. 🙁  Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing the Amazon | A Fly Fishing Products Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Amazon Fly Fishing Products Review A Fly Fisherman & an Amazon Gift Card *  be sure to check out even more cool products on our Recommended Amazon Fly Fishing & Related products page! 😉 I’m sure that everyone … Continue reading

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Hill People Gear Connor Pack Review

Hill People Gear Connor Pack Review – Quality, Fit, Function & Fishing – Over the years I’ve purchased and tested many different hunting back packs, and then used them for everything else. So with each new pack I went through … Continue reading

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Scientific Anglers Cold Water Intermediate Fly Line Review

Fly Line Review Scientific Anglers Cold Water Intermediate Intermediate (slow sink) lines have their niche within the arsenal of the Stillwater angler. Although some shallow water  situations can be reasonably managed through the use of either a floating or intermediate … Continue reading

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Beadmaster Fly Tying Tool Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Beadmaster Fly Tying Tool Review “Get your bead on” is the slogan that ‘on the fly products’, the company that makes this interesting new fly tying gadget, uses to describe the Beadmaster fly tying tool.  They say this … Continue reading

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Boat Master Waterproof Duffel Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Boat Master Waterproof Duffel Review Water Proof Dry Bag Review The early BC southern Interior spring had been upon us for some time. A few months prior, when the first of our lakes had begun thawing, I earnestly … Continue reading

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Togen Fly Reel Review | ZSRA | Size 5/7

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] One of the great things about living in the Southern Interior of BC is the multitude of fly fishing opportunities available. Of course, when opportunities abound, so does the gear. But in a market with a lot of … Continue reading

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BC Fishing App (fishin BC) Review

Downloaded this BC Fishing App (Fishin BC by EPW Labs) the other day and have been playing around with it since. Tons of very good waterbody information for BC fishermen & women including detailed stocking charts and a log that … Continue reading

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Hardcore Frogz Fly Wallet Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Hardcore Frogz Fly Wallet Review Well the home office sent me a package earlier this spring and wanted me to do a field test. Holy crapite an assignment!  When I opened the package I found a gorgeous fly … Continue reading

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Best Fly Fishing Boats for BC Interior Stilwaters

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Best Fly Fishing Boats BC Interior Stillwater Boat Options [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] British Columbia is a beautiful spot for fly fishing with plenty of rivers, lakes and ponds to take advantage of. As far as stillwater fly fishing for … Continue reading

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Surplus Herby’s BC Fly Rod Combo Deal

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Surplus Herby’s Fly Rod Reel Line Combo Dragonfly Kamloops Fly Rod Reel & Line Save BIG money with Surplus Herby’s new “flyguys” BC fly rod combo – rod, reel & line fly fishing package! This fly rod combo … Continue reading

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MOBY Kamloops Trophy Series Fly Fishing Nets

MOBY Kamloops Series Fly Fishing Nets MOBY Kamloops Trophy I’ve been doing this fly fishing thing for quite some time, and have used almost every type of landing net out there, but it wasn’t until the spring of 2011 that … Continue reading

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Little Jet Sled River Boat Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Little Jet Sled River Boat Review Explorer Industries 14′ Little Jet Sled River Boat … AKA MY NEW BOAT! 😀 Well I thought I’d do a little write up on the new addition to our family. It might … Continue reading

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Togen Fly Tying Hooks & Beads Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Togen Fly Tying Hooks & Beads Review Some of my favourite things in life are pleasant surprises, and unbeknownst to me, my 4th day of stillwater fishing this spring of 2011 was to hold a few. The first … Continue reading

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Monomaster Waste Line Storage System

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] MonoMaster Waste Line Storage System Monofiliment Recycling Tool Once and a while an idea comes along that seems to simple to work so good. The truth of the matter is that most good ideas are just that; simple, effective and they … Continue reading

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The Danvise Fly Tying Vise

The Danvise Rotary Fly Tying Vise I was first introduced to the Danvise fly tying vise by the owner of “fine flies for fisherman”, an old school fly shop located in Kamloops (trout central) British Columbia. Graham and his wife … Continue reading

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Pack Rat Custom Boat Rack Review

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Pack Rat Custom Boat Rack Review TDC Manufacturing (Kamloops) Well it took a while but I finally admitted that it was time to sell the old fishing truck of 20 years in lieu of an newer extended cab … Continue reading

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Kamloops Custom Fly Rods

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Kamloops Custom Fly Rods …by Paul Patterson If you are looking for a custom fly rod to handle the trophy trout in the best fly fishing lakes in the BC Interior then look no farther than Kamloops Custom Fly Rods  – … Continue reading

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